31 Day Challenge: Day 9

Every time I see a rainbow I have to stop what I'm doing and enjoy its beauty.  Fortunately for me, today's challenge is to create nail art incorporating a rainbow.  I was inspired to try this design from color-happy.blogspot.com because it was just too stinkin' cute to pass!

It was surprisingly easy to do, too.  First, I did a white base coat with Orly White Tips.  Then I rounded up the best rainbow colors in my stash:  OPI OPI Red, OPI A Roll in the Hague, OPI Lemonade Stand By Your Man, Revlon Posh, China Glaze Towel Boy Toy, and OPI Purple With A Purpose.  Then I topped it off with China Glaze Fairy Dust, a holographic microglitter.  The perfect glitter to put on top of a rainbow!

It's so cheery!  It's too bad I have to take it off tomorrow.

Happy Saturday!

-Kris

31 Day Challenge: Day 6

Today's challenge is Violet (or purple)!

So, please excuse my non-creative manicure today.  I was kind of rushed because we're leaving tonight to see my sister-in-law graduate tomorrow.  Yes, I'm that dedicated to put my nail art challenge ahead of my packing, cleaning, and overall preparedness for our quick trip.  Dedicated... or crazy.

So, in lieu of attempting this challenge in a small window of time, I stuck with dots.  I used three different shades of purple here:  OPI Purple with a Purpose, Essie Love & Acceptance, and Pure Ice Busted.  Then to try to make it look like I put more thought into it, I added rhinestones.  Yay for rhinestones!

Not my best effort, but consider it accomplished!

Tata for now!
-Kris

31 Day Challenge: Day 2

Today's challenge is to use the color orange, and I honestly didn't know if I should keep it simple or get creative.  So I just kept it simple and easy peasy.

I'm using OPI A Roll In The Hague from the Spring/Summer 2012 Holland Collection (which happens to be the newest polish I own).  Gotta say, it wasn't my favorite polish to apply.  It was a tad thick, however, it smoothed out nicely once it dried.  The end result was muy bueno!  I topped it off with Essie As Gold As It Gets (a gold flake in clear base) from the Luxeffects Holiday 2011 Collection.  I just love As Gold As It Gets!

Yay!  We have acheived Orange!

OPI A Roll in the Hague
Essie As Gold As It Gets

-Kris

31 Day Challenge: Day 1

Today's challenge is to use RED - one of my favorites.

I pulled all my red polishes out, set them on the table, and demanded that my husband pick one.  Of course, they all looked the same to him so he just randomly picked one.  Fortunately he picked a good 'un. 

OPI "OPI Red" - this was my first OPI polish and I remember feeling super womanly after wearing it.  How can you not feel wonderful and feminine in this beautiful, slightly shimmery red?  It went on really well and looked good after just one coat.  I applied two coats for full opacity and even mixed it up with a little white heart as an accent.  I also used Mary Kay Top Coat/Base Coat (which works surprisingly well).

Day 1 complete.  I hope all those that I challenged today did something really fun for Day 1!

OPI OPI Red

-Kris